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延吉市

Mandarin · pinyin Yán jí Shì

Yanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu, Jilin

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延: yán · delay, postpone, defer
吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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2–2–4 · Yan2 ji2 Shi4

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